USPTO Patents Application 10051591

PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL

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NJ6 1 6 2005

or Fax

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unless corrected below or directed otherwise in Block 1, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS" for
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CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Use Block 1 for any change of address)

009561

7590

05/17/2005

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Fee(s) Transmittal. This certificate cannot be used for any other accompanying
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have its own certificate of mailing or transmission.

POPOVICH, WILES & O'CONNELL, PA
650 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH

SUITE 600 ■ —

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402

States Postal

Certificate of Mailing or Transmission

addressed to the Mail Stop ISSUE rfcfc address above, or being ta
transmitted to the USPTQ (703) 746-4000, on the date indicated below.

as ''Express Mail Post
Office to Addressee"
Mailing Label No.
EV 729517461 US

Jodi C. Jung

(Depositor's name)

(Signature)

(Date)

APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE

FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

| ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. | CONFIRMATION NO.

10/051,591 01/18/2002 Rudy Mazzocchi MVA100IUSC4 3250

TITLE OF INVENTION: METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FILTERING BODY FLUID \ 06/18/2005 HBELETES 00000097 10051591

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02 FC:1504

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1400.00 OP
300.00 OP

APPLN. TYPE

SMALL ENTITY

ISSUE FEE

PUBLICATION FEE

TOTAL FEE(S) DUE

■DUE

nonprovisional

NO

$1400

$300

$1700

08/17/2005

EXAMINER

ART UNIT

CLASS-SUBCLASS

BUI, VY Q

3731

606-001000

1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
CFR 1.J63).

Q Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.

Q "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
Number is required.

2. For printing on the patent front page, list

(1) the names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
or agents OR, alternatively,

(2) the name of a single firm (having as a member a
registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
2 registered patent cttomeys or agents. If no name is
listed, no name will be printed.

Popovich, Wiles &
0'Connell, P. A.

3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT (print or type)

PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent. If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.

(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE

ev3 Inc.

(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)

Plymouth, Minnesota (U.S.A.)

Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) : Individual §J Corporation or other private group entity Q Government
4a. The following fee(s) are enclosed:
t3 Issue Fee

Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
O&dvance Order - # of Copies 10

4b. Payment of Fee(s):

Ql A check in the amount of the fee(s) is enclosed.
□ Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.

O The Director is hereby apihor«edibpr charge the required fee(s), or credit any overpayment, to
Deposit Account Number 1Q~£Q1£ (enclose an extra copy of this form).

5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)

□ a. Applicant claims SMALL ENTITY status. See 37 CFR 1.27.

□ b. Applicant is no longer claiming SMALL ENTFTY status. See 37 CFR 1.27(g)(2).

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